Economics of water resources : from regulation to privatization

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Title:

Author:

Spulber, Nicolas.

ISBN:

9780792380962

Personal Author:

Spulber, Nicolas.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Boston : Kluwer Academic, c1998.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 342 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Series:

Natural resource management and policy

Series Title:

Natural resource management and policy

Contents:

Pt. I. The Conceptual Framework. 1. Water Resources Management. 2. Water Demand Side. 3. Water Supply Side. 4. Market Processes in Water Allocation -- Pt. II. Integration of Water Quantity-Quality. 5. Pollutants and Their Specific Impact. 6. Economic-Ecological System. 7. Water Reuse and Recycling -- Pt. III. Interaction of Management and Policies. 8. Assessment of Administrative Controls. 9. Impetus for Water Privatization. 10. Management on River Basin Levels. 11. Quality-Discriminant Water Pricing -- Pt. IV. The Scope of Regulations. 12. Regulations Compatible with Privatization.

Abstract:

Economics of Water Resources: From Regulation to Privatization probes the fundamental concepts concerning the regulation and privatization of water resources, of water pricing, of public policies concerning the allocation of water supplied to users, and examines all of the issues involved in a truly market determined framework. It aims to inform and prepare all persons interested in the study and management of water problems. The book can be used in courses on water resource management and planning, economics of water resources, or as a basic reference work on water resources in general.

Subject Term:

Water resources development.

Water resources development -- Econometric Models.

Water resources development -- Government policy.

Water quality management.

Added Author:

Sabbaghi, Asghar, 1949-

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The appearance of this Second Edition has been encouraged by the favorable reception of the first. This has offered us the opportunity to update the materials and to expand the exposition ofour central theses concerning (1) the integration of water quantity-quality issues and the treatment of water as a multi-product commodity, with the market playing a major role in determining water quality-discriminant pricing; (2) the drawbacks of public controls, regulation and enforcement, and the need to expand privatization of water supply and of water and wastewater treatment facilities to ensure their appropriate development and modernization through increased reliance on private capital; (3) the unification and centralization of water management on the river basin level in order to handle effectively the expanding pressures for water availability, for the elimination of waterborne disease, for extensive and effective pollution abatement as well as coping with the related issues of soil erosion, siltation in streams, channels, and reservoirs, protection against distress from drought and floods, and with the myriad problems relating to the environment, recreation, and navigation. We have maintained the division ofthe book into four major parts and 12 chapters.